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ustainable tools, techniques, materials and designs are all things that can quickly become overwhelming. Dozens of questions swarm through a business leader’s mind as they commit to running a more eco-friendly company. Things like: Where to begin? How much will it cost? Which changes are necessary and which are not? These questions make the effort to be more sustainable a daunting task. It can be done, though. Richard McCoy proves it. Richard is a leader in ecological horticultural practices on the east coast of the United States. He manages Richard A. McCoy Horticultural Services, a landscaping design,
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building and maintenance firm based in Ringoes, New Jersey. The company is dedicated to organic and ecologically mindful systems, using battery-powered equipment, avoiding synthetic chemicals, managing turf systems organically and using native plant species materials almost exclusively. Richard’s work has been shared by the Smithsonian Institute’s Archives of American Gardens. Among his many titles, Richard is an advisor and practitioner council member for national organizations the Organic Landscape Association, and Non-Toxic Communities and is a member of Rutgers University’s Organic Land Care Working Group and a cocontributor to the Rutgers Organic Land Care Best Management Practices Manual. Just last
year, the American Green Zone Alliance selected Richard as the Northeast Regional Director. The team also became the first American Green Zone Alliance (AGZA) Certified Service Pro Company in New Jersey last year and was named the 2021 Horticultural Professional of the Year by the New Jersey Nursery and Landscape Association. The company’s success all began with a simple approach—plant the appropriate plant properly in the right location and mulch correctly. Then, a healthy landscape will flourish, without harmful chemicals. Richard launched his outdoor career about 30 years ago. He worked as an arborist first, then on a landscape contracting team. He calls
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